Dependable late-season producer

Burbank Russett Potato

Dependable late-season producer

Best-selling late variety
Also known as the Idaho potato
Brown skinned and white fleshed
Ideal for baking, frying and boiling
Produces large yields & stores well
Certified seed potatoes

The most widely grown potato in the United States, it's often called the Idaho baking potato. Burbank Russet Potato produces large, dependable yields of uniform, oblong, large, brown-skinned spuds. Its white, dry, flaky flesh bakes up perfectly, making it an ideal potato for baking as well as for frying and mashing This late-season potato takes some time to mature—often 120 days. But many home gardeners find it worth the wait. Not only does this potato cook up beautifully, it stores well. So you can enjoy homegrown spuds all winter long.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Potatoes
3A-4A	3/25/24 - 6/7/24
4B	3/25/24 - 6/7/24
5A	3/11/24 - 6/7/24
5B	3/11/24 - 6/7/24
6A	3/11/24 - 6/7/24
6B	2/25/24 - 6/7/24
7A	2/25/24 - 6/7/24
7B	2/18/24 - 6/7/24
8A	2/14/24 - 6/7/24
8B	2/11/24 - 6/7/24
9A & B	2/6/24 - 6/9/24
10A & B	2/6/24 - 6/9/24
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: 6/3/24

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Solanum tuberosum 'Russet Burbank'
Height: 30 - 36 inches.
Spacing:12 to 15 inches apart with 30-36 inches between rows.
Depth:3 to 5 inches
Spread:24-30 inches.
Light Required:Full Sun
Yield: 100 lbs./100 foot row
Size: 2 Lb Whole Potatoes
Blooms: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, All Summer
Fruit: Oblong, shapely tubers. Fine-flavored white flesh, meaty texture, brown skinned
Days To Maturity: 120 Days
Zone: 3-9

Form: Vegetable, potato, set
Soil Requirements: Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
Seed Count: 2 lbs. of seed potatoes. If a seed potato is over 1 inch in diameter, you can cut them into pieces, leaving 1 - 2 eyes per piece. 2 lbs. of seed potatoes will make approximately 10 - 15 potato sets when cut and will plant a 10 - 15 foot row.
Foliage: Green foliage.